From: cls@truffula.sj.ca.us (Cameron L. Spitzer) Subject: [fix] Re: e2fsck hang on bootup Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1993 09:05:38 GMT
In article <219k6h$bqo@vishnu.jussieu.fr> card@masi.ibp.fr (Remy CARD) writes:
> In fact, it's better to upgrade to a more recent version
> [of e2fsck]. I think
>that SLS still contains e2fsck version 0.2c which used to use lots of memory
>for checking file systems.
>
> The latest release (0.3) has been corrected to use much less memory.
>So, please upgrade to e2fsck 0.3.
> Remy Card > card@masi.ibp.fr
A while ago I put a precompiled mke2fs 0.3 on sunsite.
But I was clueless and it's got one bogus file so I didn't announce it.
(Gotta tell Eric someday...)
If you have trouble installing SLS 1.02 with big ext2fs filesystems,
grab /pub/Linux/system/Filesystems/e2fbin03.tgz from sunsite.unc.edu.
(Note the groovy DOS-compatible file name.)
Stick it on your a2 disk. Boot a1.
Unpack e2fbin03 manually like this and discard the bogus mke2fs.8.
mkdir /3; mount -rt msdos /dev/fd0 /3
gzip -dc < /3/e2fbin03.tgz | tar xvf -
rm e2fsprogs-0.3/mke2fs.8
Make your filesystems on HD with e2fsprogs-0.3/mke2fs, not with a1's
plain mke2fs. The 0.3 version has various unpleasant bugs fixed.
Then proceed with your install. When you're done with the C disks
you'll be able to compile e2fsprogs-0.3 (same sunsite directory)
for yourself.
No warranties expressed or implied. Use at your own risk.
May shrink after washing. Not for internal consumption.
Cameron
cls@truffula.sj.ca.us
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